APRS High Altitude Balloon Launch at 10 a.m. today. For those interested in local weather (or ham radio), there is a high-altitude balloon launch with APRS (automatic packet reporting system) radio tracking near Jackson, Mich. this morning around 10 a.m. You can watch the progress on Google Maps by looking for Call Sign KC8SBA. Here’s the link for tracking it: [link] Landing is predicted to be near Blissfield (between Adrian, Mich. and Toledo, Ohio) approximately 2 1/2 hours later. Launch is being led by Dr. George Albercook.

MICATS (Michigan Coalition Against Tar Sands) is reporting that two of its protesters have been arrested for locking their necks with bicycle U-locks to pipeline construction trucks being used for the Enbridge Line 6B pipeline expansion. [Source]

In a roundup of the lineup for the Aug. 5, 2014 primary elections, we overstated by one year Ward 5 councilmember Chuck Warpehoski’s length of service as a council representative on the city’s environmental commission. He served in that capacity during his first year on the council. We note the error here and have corrected the original article.